Valerie Diaz de Arce | Graphic Designer

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Nonprofit Spotlight: Modest Needs

Modest Needs is a charity where you can make small, emergency grants to low-income workers who are at risk of slipping into poverty.

Advocating for Kids in Foster Care as a CASA

The goal of the CASA Program is to ensure every child in foster care has a caring and stable adult in their life...

Design Books I'm Loving

I've made it a part of my workweek schedule to read design books that inspire me. Here are a few of the design books that I'm loving.

Non-Profit Spotlight: International Rescue Committee

According to the UNHCR, there are currently 25.9 million refugees in the world. 6.7 million of those refugees come from Syria. For some...

Travel: Vietnam, Saigon & the Mekong Delta

Vietnam had been at the top of my travel wish list since I first started watching Anthony Bourdain's travel shows about six years ago....

What I've Learned This Year

One year ago today I began this adventure of being a solo entrepreneur. Honestly, it flew by. Many aspects of this year went as planned,...

5 Ways You Can Help Foster Kids and Adopting Parents

Adoption has been extremely important to me since I was about 16 years old. I didn't have anyone close to me at the time who had been...

Designer Q&A: Shanti Christensen

Name Shanti Christensen From Palo Alto, CA What is your earliest creative memory? I remember making a lot of things as a kid. I can...

Travel: Work Exchange in Sweden

When I was approaching the end of my time at the University of Florida, I began dreaming of what I would do next. Yes, a job would...

Non-Profit Spotlight: Fresh Approach

I really like talking about nutrition. In high school I tried that terrible diet called Atkins, and though I didn't stick with a...

Travel: Paris With and Without a Budget

I've had the pleasure of visiting Paris, France twice in my life. The first time was during my four-month backpacking adventure through...

Non-Profit Spotlight: Lava Mae

Volunteerism and non-profit advocacy are at the core of my work. That's why I want to feature a new organization each month, explaining...

Designer Q&A: Nancy Qian Wolcott

Nancy: Nancy Qian Wolcott From: Grew up in Shanghai, then Los Angles, and now the Bay Area What is your earliest creative memory?:...

Non-Profit Spotlight: International Justice Mission

There are SO many great non-profits out there changing lives every single day. And yet, I've had moments when I want to volunteer or...

Travel: Top 5 Things To Do in San Francisco

I remember the first time I saw the Golden Gate Bridge. I had just moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and my dad's cousin was showing me...

Designer Q&A: Jack Maize

Name Jack Maize From Mountain View, CA What is your earliest creative memory? I remember my classmates in 2nd or 3rd grade asking me to...

Why I Switched to Ethical Fashion

About six months ago I was scrolling through my Netflix suggestions and saw the thumbnail for a documentary called The True Cost. I am a...

Design Q&A: Valerie Diaz de Arce

I was reading through Print Magazine recently and thoroughly enjoyed the section in which they profiled new and upcoming designers. It...

Travel: Spain & Portugal

I never felt a strong pull towards visiting Spain until I saw an episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on Spain. Anthony visits the...

How I Book Cheap Trips

I get asked pretty often about which website or apps I use to book my trips. So I thought I'd go ahead and write it all down for others...

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